The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All Program

The Inflation Reduction Act passed by the Biden-Harris administration in August 2022. This authorized the EPA to implement a historic $27 billion investment towards the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). The Solar for All grant program is one of three Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs. The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund has three objectives: Solar for All Grant Recipients The EPA announced the 60 selected applicants for the $7 billion allocation of the Solar for All grants through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. How fitting it fell on Earth Day, April 22, 2024. “The selectees will advance solar energy initiatives across the country, creating hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs, saving $8 billion in energy costs for families, delivering cleaner air, and combating climate change,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. The state of North Carolina was awarded $156,120,000. It is under the multistate nonprofit category for the Community Power Coalition (CPC)’s SFA program, ‘Powering America Together’. Solar for All Impact Over 900,000 low-income and disadvantaged households across America will benefit from solar energy and advance environmental justice across America. The program is expected to generate 4GWs of new solar energy capacity. This will avoid 3 million metric tons of CO2 over … Continue reading The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: Solar for All Program